Louisiana § RS 40:1291.23 - Development of smoke-free policies
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:1291.23 — Development of smoke-free policies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:1291.23. Development of smoke-free policies
A.(1) Public postsecondary education institutions shall develop smoke-free policies for its campuses.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, "smoke-free" means the prohibition of smoking as defined in R.S. 40:1291.3(14).
B.(1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a public postsecondary education institution from developing a tobacco-free policy for its campus.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, "tobacco-free" means the prohibition on the use of tobacco derived or containing products, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, hookah-smoked products, and oral tobacco products.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not supersede the provisions of R.S. 40:1291.11(A).
Acts 2013, No. 211, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.263 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
NOTE: See Acts 2013, No. 211, §2, relative to effectiveness.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1291.23 ("Development of smoke-free policies") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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